Quote by Donald Knuth

Let us change our traditional attitude to the construction of programs. Instead of imagining that our main task is to instruct a computer what to do, let us concentrate rather on explaining to human beings what we want a computer to do.

Let us change our traditional attitude to the construction o

Summary

This quote suggests a paradigm shift in how we approach program development. Rather than focusing solely on coding instructions for computers, it suggests prioritizing effective communication with humans in order to convey what we expect computers to accomplish. In this view, the understanding of the human user becomes central, emphasizing the need for clear programming explanations that can be easily comprehended by humans. By emphasizing this change of perspective, the quote calls for a more user-centric and human-understandable approach to programming.

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Attitude

By Donald Knuth

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